- *mah*
- interrogative pronoun - what
- *lākem*
- preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you
- *tədakkəʾû*
- Piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you crush
- *ʿammî*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people
- *pənê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - faces of
- *ʿăniyyîm*
- adjective, masculine plural - poor/afflicted
- *tiṭḥānû*
- Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you grind
- *nəʾum*
- noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of
- *ʾădōnāy*
- title - Lord/my Lord
- *YHWH*
- divine name
- *ṣəbāʾôt*
- noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies